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Love and sex are like politics: it's not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do. Patrick Marber understands this perfectly, and in Closer he has written one of the best plays of sexual politics in the language: it is right up there with Williams' Streetcar , Mamet's Oleanna , Albee's Virginia Woolf , Pinter's Old Times and Hare's Skylight . -- The Sunday Times Patrick Marber's searing follow-up to Dealer's Choice establishes him as the leading playwright of his generation. -- Independent on Sunday

Love and sex are like politics: it's not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do. Patrick Marber understands this perfectly, and in Closer he has written one of the best plays of sexual politics in the language: it is right up there with Williams' Streetcar , Mamet's Oleanna , Albee's Virginia Woolf , Pinter's Old Times and Hare's Skylight . &#8212; The Sunday Times<br> <br> Patrick Marber's searing follow-up to Dealer's Choice establishes him as the leading playwright of his generation. &#8212; Independent on Sunday

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Patrick Marber was born in London. His first play, Dealer's Choice, (1995) won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy and the Writer's Guild Award for Best West End Play. Closer premiered at the Royal National Theatre in May 1997 and went on to receive many awards. Patrick Marber has also written extensively for television and radio including After Miss Julie (BBC, 1995).

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